UChicago Presents 2024–25 Season: Roomful of Teeth, Mobley, Reid
Featuring classical, jazz, blues, and other musical forms, the series spans from October to May.
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Opera Fest of Chicago Returns for Summertime Italian Opera
The festival, which is dedicated to presenting seldom-performed Italian opera titles, shares a two-program slate in June and July.
Solti Foundation US Names 2024 Fellow
Previous recipients have included Karina Canellakis, Roderick Cox, and Gemma New.
Stravinsky Top 10
No one was more pivotal in 20th century classical music than Igor Stravinsky. We rank his definitive top 10 works.
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra 2024–25: John Williams, American Symphonies, Messiah, More
The orchestra’s slate of seven concerts will kick off in September with "Three Great American Symphonies."
29-Year-Old Kedrick Armstrong Named Oakland Symphony Music Director
Armstrong is the first music director since the unexpected death of Michael Morgan in 2021.
Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow
Jazz improvisation is a favorite vehicle for studies — it is a measurable real-world task that allows for divergent thinking.
Playlist: 14 Works for the Solar Eclipse
Music to set the stage for a remarkable celestial spectacle.
CSO Names Klaus Mäkelä as Music Director
The new music director designate is just 28 years old. He'll be the youngest in orchestra history when he takes the baton.
Jamie Barton on Growing as an Artist and Verdi’s Timeless Juggernaut
"This is a tra-ge-dy. It’s not going to go right in the end. And that’s hard."
What Makes a Fiddle?
While “violin” exists only as a noun, the word "fiddle" also carries multiple meanings beyond just the instrument.
